It’s “the law” in most countries but kids still have very few digital rights There has been a great deal of talk about online child protection but precious little about children’s rights.There are laws on the books of the United States and...
Larry Magid’s 1 minute CBS News Tech Talk segment on Trend Micro report By Larry Magid As it does every year, security firm Trend Micro has released its annual threat report, titled “Security Predictions for 2016 and Beyond.” And, to me, the most...
By Maria Spencer Several weeks ago Congress unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) called STEM Education Act of 2015. This bill represents a small but significant...
By Larry Magid Below is a slightly edited version of a talk I gave at a combined middle and high school assembly on October 22, 2015 and below that is the video of the talk itself. My goal was to demystify some of the tired old Internet safety myths and help students...
By Larry Magid I’m usually the first person to tell folks to relax or at least re-focus when it comes to being afraid. We live in a society with too many fears about all sorts of things. Of course it’s possible that we could be affected by a terror attack...